Clerk to the Committee:

We are now in public session. As we have a quorum, I wish to call the meeting to order. In the absence of the Chairman, I ask for nominations to chair this meeting.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I nominate Deputy Alan Farrell.

Clerk to the Committee:

As there are no other nominations, I call on Deputy Alan Farrell to take the Chair.

Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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We will suspend for a moment to allow the Minister for Finance to take his seat.